It was imperative to get into the sheltered bays near to the mountains as soon as possible where we might find some respite from the impending storm, so we pressed on relentlessly for another hour or so.

As Trevor said this, they passed over the mountains, showing a bay with a large city surrounding it.

The Paceville district (pronounced ‘Patchyville’), where she will stay, lies on a hill between two bays.

Origin

Hounds have bayed since the Middle Ages. Like bark, the word probably imitates the sound. People can now also bay for blood, when they call loudly for someone to be punished. The related phrase at bay comes from hunting and means ‘cornered, forced to face one's attackers’. It is often used now in to hold someone at bay, ‘to prevent someone from approaching or having an effect’. The geographical bay (Late Middle English) can be traced back to Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, but no further. The bay tree (Late Middle English) came via Old French from Latin bāca ‘berry’, and the type of bay found in a bay window, also late Middle English, comes from Old French baie, from the verb baer ‘to gape’. This is also, via baif ‘open-mouthed’ the source of bevel (late 16th century). See also baize

Origin

Hounds have bayed since the Middle Ages. Like bark, the word probably imitates the sound. People can now also bay for blood, when they call loudly for someone to be punished. The related phrase at bay comes from hunting and means ‘cornered, forced to face one's attackers’. It is often used now in to hold someone at bay, ‘to prevent someone from approaching or having an effect’. The geographical bay (Late Middle English) can be traced back to Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, but no further. The bay tree (Late Middle English) came via Old French from Latin bāca ‘berry’, and the type of bay found in a bay window, also late Middle English, comes from Old French baie, from the verb baer ‘to gape’. This is also, via baif ‘open-mouthed’ the source of bevel (late 16th century). See also baize

Origin

Hounds have bayed since the Middle Ages. Like bark, the word probably imitates the sound. People can now also bay for blood, when they call loudly for someone to be punished. The related phrase at bay comes from hunting and means ‘cornered, forced to face one's attackers’. It is often used now in to hold someone at bay, ‘to prevent someone from approaching or having an effect’. The geographical bay (Late Middle English) can be traced back to Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, but no further. The bay tree (Late Middle English) came via Old French from Latin bāca ‘berry’, and the type of bay found in a bay window, also late Middle English, comes from Old French baie, from the verb baer ‘to gape’. This is also, via baif ‘open-mouthed’ the source of bevel (late 16th century). See also baize

Origin

Hounds have bayed since the Middle Ages. Like bark, the word probably imitates the sound. People can now also bay for blood, when they call loudly for someone to be punished. The related phrase at bay comes from hunting and means ‘cornered, forced to face one's attackers’. It is often used now in to hold someone at bay, ‘to prevent someone from approaching or having an effect’. The geographical bay (Late Middle English) can be traced back to Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, but no further. The bay tree (Late Middle English) came via Old French from Latin bāca ‘berry’, and the type of bay found in a bay window, also late Middle English, comes from Old French baie, from the verb baer ‘to gape’. This is also, via baif ‘open-mouthed’ the source of bevel (late 16th century). See also baize

Origin

Hounds have bayed since the Middle Ages. Like bark, the word probably imitates the sound. People can now also bay for blood, when they call loudly for someone to be punished. The related phrase at bay comes from hunting and means ‘cornered, forced to face one's attackers’. It is often used now in to hold someone at bay, ‘to prevent someone from approaching or having an effect’. The geographical bay (Late Middle English) can be traced back to Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, but no further. The bay tree (Late Middle English) came via Old French from Latin bāca ‘berry’, and the type of bay found in a bay window, also late Middle English, comes from Old French baie, from the verb baer ‘to gape’. This is also, via baif ‘open-mouthed’ the source of bevel (late 16th century). See also baize

bring someone/thing to bay

Beneath a stand of trees, on a rise of land above the chateau, is a stone table and benches where Louis would breakfast while his hounds and huntsmen searched out a likely scent in the meadows below or brought some stag to bay.

Mounted on their camels, they use dogs to bring their quarry to bay, and sharpened poles as lances.

Capitalism has neither conscience nor morality when it is brought to bay.

hold (or keep) someone/thing at bay

So long as the network is adequately protected, hackers can be kept at bay and prevented from stealing the personal information required to commit frauds in your name.

During the building of the Towers engineers had to hold back the old river muck and keep it at bay to prevent the collapse of the unstable grounds during excavation.

The movie was only finished early last month and reviewers have been kept at bay, to prevent illegal copies of the film being made and to ensure that it's release will be accompanied by an unprecedented blast of publicity.